Poison Needle — Minotaur’s Treasure Chest
Poison Needle — Minotaur’s Treasure Chest
Original Basic D&D — B2
A locked treasure chest contains a poison needle in its lock.
Location: Behind the secret stone slab in area 45; the chest holding 930 gold and 310 electrum pieces.
Trigger: A needle is present in the lock; its activation procedure is not stated.
Checks, rolls and results
| When | Roll / condition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| The chest’s needle is activated | Not specified in B2’s room entry | Poison is named, but the save, damage and poison outcome are not provided. |
Running the trap
- The Loan Bank needle’s +1 Poison save and death outcome have not been copied onto this trap.
Not specified in the source
- Save category and modifier, attack, poison effect, damage, detection and disarming are all unspecified.
Source passage
1 locked chest (with poison needle in lock) - contents 930 gold and 310 electrum pieces
Source: 45 — The Minotaur. Original narrative retained. Low-face d6/d100 results in this table are a notation for the stated chances, not new detection or save rules.